History of Spain
Code
711051133
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Paulo Jorge Fernandes, Pedro Almeida Cardim
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To know the main characteristics of the Spanish History between mid 15th Century to the Late 20th Century.
b) To identify the main political, economic, social and cultural processes that marked the history of the Spain between the 15th and the 20th century.
c) To know the main historiographical interpretations about the various topics of study.
d) To know the most important bibliography about the different topics under analysis. To develop student´s ability to work with historical documents.
e) To increase student´s ability for written and oral communication, using adequate historical vocabulary and concepts.
f) To acquire knowledge that allow the students to follow advanced courses about the history of the Spain.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. The union of the Castilian and the Aragonese crowns.
2. The overseas expansion of Castile and Aragon.
3. The Castilian-Aragonese crown within the sphere of the Habsburgs.
4. The rise and decline of the Spanish Monarchy (ca.1555-1648).
5. The Spanish Monarchy (1648-1700).
6. Riots and revolts in Spanish America.
7. The instauration of the Bourbon dynasty. The Nueva Planta.
8. From Philip V to Ferdinand VI. Spains foreign policy during the 18th century.
9. Enlightenment reforms under Charles III.
10. The crisis of the Spanish Monarchy (1808-1834).
11. The independence of Spanish America.
12. The liberal revolution (1834-1874).
13. Restoration and the crises of the late 19th century (1874-1898).
14. From Alfonso XIII to the establishment of the Second Republic.
15. The path to the Spanish Civil War.
16. The Civil War (1936-1939).
17. The dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
18. The final years of the dictatorship and the transition to democracy.
Bibliography
Carr, Raymond, España, 1808-1975, 8.ª ed., Ariel Historia, Barcelona, 1998.
Elliott, John H., Spain and its World, 1500-1700, New Haven, Yale University Press, 1989.
Fernández Albaladejo, Pablo, Fragmentos de Monarquía. Trabajos de Historia Politica, Madrid, Alianza, 1992.
Tusell, Javier, Historia de España en el Siglo XX, Vol. 3, La dictadura de Franco, Taurus, Madrid, 2007.
Villares, Ràmon e Luzón, Javier Moreno (ed.), Historia de España, Restauración y Dictadura, Vol. 7, Critica Marcial Pons, Madrid, 2009.
Teaching method
The class schedule will consist of two two-hour sessions each week. The first part of each session is allotted to lectures by the professor, while the second part is devoted to an oral presentation by students, followed by a discussion. Lectures supplement and complement reading assignments, and introduce problems to be brought up in the discussion period. Discussions cover the reading assignment for each topic, and their aim is to make students investigate problems, analyze interpretations of subjects in the readings and/or lectures. Outlines of lectures, maps and other supplementary material will be distributed to students on the web.
Evaluation method
All students must take a midterm and a final examination. Each exam accounts for 50% of the final grade.